http://author.hopcott.net Author stories, discussion and information from Rob Hopcott Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:09:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The author would always set up his wooden box in the busiest part of the monthly outdoor car boot sale open air market. "Give me some space will you." Impervious to the pushing and jostling, he'd climb aboard and balance precariously. The crowd would part around him - almost recoil. Then, as the ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/13 I just read a nice humorous dialogue between author Robert Burton Robinson, mystery writer, and one of his characters. It made me laugh out loud and it's so true that fictional characters become real to an author. Over the years of writing free online fiction, my online fictional characters have become real ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/12 I wonder if one could detect whether a woman or a man wrote a piece which otherwise gave no indication of the author's sex? Perhaps we might imagine a 'flaming romance' written from a female point of view might suggest a female writer. But could we be wrong? If male and female ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/11 The similarity between a message in a bottle and a blog post has been fascinating me for a while now. It's just yearning for a short fictional story and one has been lapping at the shores of my imagination for some time. Problem is that I can't identify the twist to ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/10 Browsing Jo Linsdell's writers and authors blog, I noticed that Jack Sorenson had commented on opening story lines: What advice can you offer writers just breaking into a serious writing career? Use wise choices in the begining of your first chapters. Use good synopsis that is to the point in less than ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/9 My intention in this New Year is to leave working at home behind and to work as an online author in as many beautiful UK locations as I can find to legally park my new (second hand) small motorhome. Hopefully, working from my new motor home (second hand) in different daily ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/8 Finding new sources of readers for authors stories is all part of the author holy grail. I've been wanting to take a look at podcasting which seems to be growing in popularity everywhere. The good news is that it appears to be relatively straightforward. My first podcast short story is Three ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/7 Everyone has a story in them, even if it is the story of their own life. But, to get your readers to read past the opening sentences, you’ll need to give them a lot of incentives to read more of your novel or short story. Your reader must want to remember your ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/6 Welcome to my author web log. Here I will post my stories and articles about author related subjects, authors and authoring. I hope you will enjoy them. If you are an author and have a blog, I would love to have a mention in your blog. I monitor (although not necessarily ... http://author.hopcott.net/archives/3